Palestinian PM dismisses Netanyahu's direct talks proposal

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Ramallah - Arab Today

Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah on Tuesday dismissed an Israeli proposal for direct negotiations instead of a French multilateral peace initiative, calling it an attempt to "buy time".

Hamdallah made the comments as he met French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, who has held talks in Israel and the Palestinian territories this week to push Paris's peace initiative. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the plan and called for direct negotiations.